Kansas City Chiefs Draft Debate IGNITES Over Offensive Tackle Value and First-Round Surprises

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Kansas City Chiefs face a critical crossroads at tackle—will Brett Veach swing for a blockbuster at pick 9, or trade down for value in the NFL Draft? With elite edge rushers and wide receivers flying off the board in mock drafts, the spotlight shifts to Spencer Fano, Mauinoala, and Kelb Lomu as possible targets to protect Patrick Mahomes and keep the offense rolling. Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down the offensive tackle market, weighing top prospects like Monroe Freeling, Blake Miller, and Caden Proctor against the Chiefs’ unique needs and Andy Reid’s scheme. The hosts examine trade-back scenarios, the true value of picks 29 and 40, and the importance of landing a “premier position.” Are Kansas City’s current linemen enough, or is it time to invest early for Mahomes’ future? The draft’s outcome could reshape the Chiefs’ offense for seasons to come.

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0:00.0	The Chiefs need a starting offensive tackle?
0:04.1	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:10.0	You are Locked-on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:21.3	And welcome back to another episode of Locked Chiefs, part of Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:25.0	your team every day and part of the number one sports podcast network in the United States.
0:29.6	Thank you all for listening.
0:30.9	And I'm Chris Clark.
0:31.7	This is Ryan Tracy.
0:32.7	We're going to be talking more NFL draft, more prospects.
0:36.6	And specifically today, we're going to get into the offensive tackles.
0:39.3	It is something that we continue to hear from mock draft prognosticators that the chiefs
0:46.0	are going to be looking at an offensive tackle at 9 and 29 and maybe 40.
0:51.8	It seems like they seem to think that the chiefs are going to be looking
0:55.4	that direction.
0:56.4	So let's just dive in right now.
0:58.0	When you start looking at how this draft is going to lay out, we've talked about
1:02.5	multiple scenarios where all three of the top edges are gone.
1:06.0	There's potential for probably one or two of the wide receivers to go.
1:11.3	I don't think Love is an option at all,
1:14.4	but he's probably already gone.
1:16.6	Maybe Delane's gone as well at Corner.
1:18.5	So you could be very limited and stuck picking at 9
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